Association of work environment with stress and depression among Japanese workers.
BACKGROUND: There is a lack of studies that investigated the effect of a wide range of work environmental factors on stress and depression in Japan. OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of work environment factors with stress and depression among workers in Japan. METHODS: We conducted questionnai...
| Published in: | Work Vol. 72; no. 4; pp. 1321 - 1336 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2022
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